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Carbonylative, Catalytic Deoxygenation of 2,3-Disubstituted Epoxides with Inversion of Stereochemistry: An Alternative Alkene Isomerization Method
Lamb, Jessica R.,Hubbell, Aran K.,MacMillan, Samantha N.,Coates, Geoffrey W.
supporting information, p. 8029 - 8035 (2020/05/01)
Reactions facilitating inversion of alkene stereochemistry are rare, sought-after transformations in the field of modern organic synthesis. Although a number of isomerization reactions exist, most methods require specific, highly activated substrates to achieve appreciable conversion without side product formation. Motivated by stereoinvertive epoxide carbonylation reactions, we developed a two-step epoxidation/deoxygenation process that results in overall inversion of alkene stereochemistry. Unlike most deoxygenation systems, carbon monoxide was used as the terminal reductant, preventing difficult postreaction separations, given the gaseous nature of the resulting carbon dioxide byproduct. Various alkyl-substituted cis- A nd trans-epoxides can be reduced to trans- A nd cis-alkenes, respectively, in >99:1 stereospecificity and up to 95% yield, providing an alternative to traditional, direct isomerization approaches.
An alkylidene carbene C-H activation approach toward the enantioselective syntheses of spirolactams: Application to the synthesis of (-)-adalinine
Annadi, Krishna,Wee, Andrew G. H.
, p. 1021 - 1038 (2016/02/19)
A method based on in situ alkylidene carbene generation-C-H insertion reaction of 5-(3-oxobutyl)pyrrolidin-2-ones and 6-(3-oxobutyl)piperidin-2-ones is developed for the enantioselective synthesis of 1-azaspiro[4,4]non-6-ene-2-ones and 6-azaspiro[4,5]dec-1-ene-7-ones. The required 5-(3-oxobutyl)pyrrolidin-2-ones and 6-(3-oxobutyl)piperidin-2-ones are prepared from the Wacker oxidation of internal alkenes typified by 5-(but-2-enyl)pyrrolidin-2-ones and 6-(but-2-enyl)piperidin-2-ones, respectively. Excellent regioselectivity (≥92:8) is realized for the Wacker oxidation, and high yields (78-89%) of the desired lactam ketones are obtained. The results from further investigations into the Wacker oxidation suggested that the high regioselectivity of the oxidation in these lactam alkenes might be due to the participation of the lactam nitrogen via intramolecular coordination to Pd(II) during the reaction. Studies on alkylidene carbene generation-C-H insertion reaction of the lactam ketones revealed that the reaction efficiency is sensitive to the reaction temperature and the amount of lithio(trimethylsilyl)diazomethane employed, which led to the development of optimal reaction conditions for effecting alkylidene carbene generation-C-H insertion. Using the optimal reaction conditions, good to high yields (53-76%) of both γ- and δ-lactam spirocycles were obtained. The synthetic utility of the spirolactams was demonstrated by the synthesis of (-)-adalinine.
Cobalt-catalyzed reductive allylation of alkyl halides with allylic acetates or carbonates
Qian, Xin,Auffrant, Audrey,Felouat, Abdellah,Gosmini, Corinne
supporting information; experimental part, p. 10402 - 10405 (2011/12/03)
An efficient method for the direct allylation of alkyl halides catalyzed by simple cobalt(II) bromide has been developed. This reaction, using a variety of substituted allylic acetates or carbonates, provides the linear product as the major product. It displays broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. Copyright
Copper catalyzed magnesium-Barbier reaction for γ-selective alkyl-allyl coupling
Erdik, Ender,Ko?o?lu, Melike
, p. 4211 - 4214 (2008/02/08)
CuCN catalyzed alkyl-allyl coupling under magnesium-Barbier conditions occurs regioselectively and affords predominantly the γ-products in good to high yields. This one-pot CuCN catalyzed reaction utilising Mg, an alkyl halide and an allylic substrate in THF at room temperature provides an easy alternative to the classical CuCN catalyzed γ-allylation of alkyl Grignard reagents.
